Dan Paisley & Southern Grass will headline the Long Island Bluegrass Festival in Copiague, NY August 16.

Very self-described pure country boy Danny Paisley and his band Southern Grass are headed to the big city.

Paisley, whose new CD, “The Room Over Mine,” is earning high critical marks, and Southern Grass will headline the Long Island Bluegrass Festival from noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 16 at Tanner Park near the Great South Bay in Copiague, N.Y.

Sponsored by the Babylon Arts Council and the Town of Babylon, the festival will also include performances by Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, James Reams & the Barnstormers, Too Blue, Acoustic Electrix, Free Grass Union, Michael Daves and Blue Detour.

Now in its sixth year, the family-friendly festival will include workshop tents, plenty of opportunities for jamming, music and activities for children, crafts and a food court. Adult admission is $10, while children 12 and younger get in free.

Southern Grass, known for its hard-driven traditional bluegrass, includes band leader Paisley on guitar and lead and tenor vocals, his brother Michael Paisley on bass, T.J. Lundy on fiddle, Bobby Lundy on banjo and baritone vocals, and Donnie Eldreth on mandolin and harmony vocals.

Besides the critical acclaim the new CD is garnering, Paisley is featured on the current cover of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine.

Buddy Merriam & Back Roads play a mix of traditional favorites and original tunes. Merriam has played bluegrass music in the Northeast for more than 30 years. A friend and disciple of Bill Monroe, the “father of bluegrass,” the Long Island resident has toured nationally and internationally, has released five albums, and hosts “Blue Grass Time” Wednesday nights on local radio station WUSB 90.1 FM.

New York City-based James Reams & The Barnstormers has been performing its soulful, straight-up brand of old-school bluegrass since 1993. Fronted by southeastern Kentucky-bred Reams on guitar and lead vocals, the band performs traditional bluegrass with an old-time country edge and three-part harmonies.

Too Blue is a contemporary bluegrass quartet whose members hail from Connecticut and New York. Atlanta native Michael Daves is now based in Brooklyn and performs with guitar. Acoustic Electrix, Blue Detour and Free Grass Union are regional bluegrass groups.

More information on the Long Island Bluegrass Festival is available online at www.babylonarts.com or by calling (631) 587-3696